Edward harmer



Patented July 11, 1893.

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UNITED STATES P TENT OFFICE.

EDWARD IIARMER, OF OTTAWA, CANADA.

ADVERTISING DEVICE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 501,137, dated July 11, 1893.

Application filed September 6, 1892- Serial No. 445,195. (No model.)

' subject of the Queen of England, and a citiembodying my invention.

zen of the Dominion of Canada, residing at Ottawa, in the county of Carleton, in the Province of Ontario, Canada, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Advertising Mediums or Advertising Devices, of

which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, in which similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the figures.

Figure 1, is a front view of a construction Fig. 2, is a plan of the interior of the same. Fig. 3, is a sectional elevation taken on the line X, X of Figs. 1 and 2. Fig. 4, shows certain details of construction. Fig. 5, is a plan and section of the web for carrying the advertisement. Fig. 6, is a front view of the weight a part of the mechanism. Fig. 7, is a view showing the two parts of the carrying roller for the toilet paper roll. Figs. 8 and 9 are detail views.

The object of the invention is to provide a cheap 'and serviceable means of displaying advertisements. I V

The invention consists in the construction and combination of the various parts of the device as will be hereinafter fully described and pointed out in the claims.

In the drawings A, is a frame of suitable proportions and material provided with a back. In this frame is suspended by means of the roller H, suitably journaled to the sides of the frame at its top theendless web K, which is held taut by the roller L, resting within its fold at the bottom of the frame. The roller L. is made of metal by preference to give it weight and slides in any convenient slitted bearing at the sides of the frame near the bottom thereof. On the outer surface of the web -K, the advertisements are printed or otherwise placed, the spaces occupied by them being regularly proportioned in depth to the whole length of the web. Hooks or catches k. are fastened to the inner surface of the web also regularly proportional to the length thereof and cavities or grooves m, n, are turned into the rollers H. J. to allow the web to travel evenly over these rollers, the hooks or catches lo. clearing the periphery of the rollers in this travel by passing into and through these cavities m, n.

. The weight I is suspended between the folds of the web K. by means of the cords or chains .M attached to each of its sides thence passing over the grooved loose pulleys H.

which turn freely upon the gudgeons of the roller J, and terminating in the grooves, of the pulleys D made one with or secured to the parts forming the roller C, (see Fig. 7). A lip orleg I, is fixed to the face of the weight I as clearly shown in Fig. 6, which engages with the catches k, of the web K when the weight is descending, but when the Weight is rising no surface is presented by the lip Z, to these catches, by reason whereof the lip slips past these catches when the Weight is ascending. Now when the roller C is turned the cord M is wound upon the pulleys D, the weight is lifted, and when the roller C is released the .weight in its descent engaging with the catches k, of the web K, causes the latter to move upon the rollers J. L. and to advance an advertisement space of its surface up to and immediately behind the apertures B of the front of the frame where the advertisement may be easily seen. The apertures may be provided with glass to protect the advertisement and the web if desirable.

It is to be observed that with this mechanism just described it isimpossible for the web to advance so that the full space of one of the advertisements will not appear since the hooks 1c are spaced or laid off as to their position exactly the same as the length of the web to be occupied by the advertisement. And, although the descent of the weight may carry the web farther in its travel than the space of one advertisement, still the weight when released will always come to a. place of rest at the same point each time when released by the roller C being relieved from pressure. On the roller C is fixed a roll of toilet'paper O, a cover E, is hinged to the frame to protect this roll of toilet paper and has a cutting or serrated edge 0, and a fastening e to secure it to the frame. A pull on the free hanging end of the toilet paper roll 0, unwinds enough of the paper for use and winds up the ends M, upon the pulleys D, thus raising th weight past the catches on the web is,

bearings are merely inclined slotted holes and allow the roller to he slid. into or out of the frame, the gudgeons d, of the roller Obeing answerable in diameter to that of the slotted bearing-F. The roller C, is made in two pieces joined midway by the tenon 0, entering the mortise a, (see Fig. 7) and a new roll of toilet paper is placed in the roller C by inserting its inner ends into the central:

cavity of the paper roll at the opposite side thereof. The roller 0 is slid into place again and the apparatus is again ready for use. For convenience I place the two idle pulleys G to compress the end M, into a line in harmony with the contour of the frame and have arranged grooves R, at the sides of the frame for the edges of the weight to slide in. I have also found it convenient to fasten a slip P against the back of the frame to hold the web up against the weight so that the lips of the latter may more readily engage with the catches k of the former when the weight descends.

ping off.

This is to prevent the lip from slip- Having thus fully described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent 1. In an advertising device, the combination of the frame A having aperture B, the moving web K carrying advertisements, and having the catches 7c, the weight I, having lip Z suspending cords M, the roller (1, carrying pulleys D and the paper roll 0, substantially as described.

2. In an advertising device, the combination of the frame having apertures therein,

the roller 0 journaled in the frame formed in two parts detachably'secured together, a paper roll on the roller, pulleys mounted on the rollers, the rollers J journaled in the top of the frame, pulleys loosely mounted on the rollers, the endless web K, catches on the web, suspending cords M, the weight I, lips on the weight engaging the catches in its downward movement, substantially as described;

3. In an advertising device, the combination of the frame having apertures therein,

roller 0 journaled in the frame, a paper roll on the roller, suspending cord M the endless web K, catches on the web, weight I, lips on the Weights, and rollers J and L'journaledin the frame having recesses formed therein,

substantially as described.

EDWARD HARMER. Witnesses:

ALLEN G. INGALLs, A. V. HARMER. 

